Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1Posts from Reed Hardy, Green Bay, WisconsinReed Hardy, Green Bay, Wisconsin 1Reply Reed Hardy, Green Bay, Wisconsin 5/23/05 re: H. L. Mencken quote Lincoln's purpose was to preserve the United States of America as a "government of the people, by the people and for the people." Had he failed, our form of government would have died with him. If Mr. Mencken had consulted the Constitution of the Confederate States he would have found that the "of the people" part was there, but the "by the people" was revised to "by the elite." SaveOk2 Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print